Oops. Sunburns.

I took the kids to Oceans of Fun Friday. We have passes and often meet friends there, but this was the first time I'd taken them this year. First, Sam had his first Mock Swim Meet, so we sunscreened up at about 6 am and headed out. First mistake.

So, we had a great time at OOF. Sam survived the baby pool and then we ventured out to the Bucket and the wave pool. Kate didn't want to get too far from me in the waves, but otherwise was fearless. We stopped for lunch and re-application, though I did a quick spray of the sunscreen and Sam headed back in. Mistake two. We really protected his eyes, and that worked out fine. We just played and played and had so much fun. It's so great having two "big kids."

While we were in Coconut Cove, I noticed Sam was getting pink. Time to go home. He said, "It's my fault mom. I should have told you when I was getting burned." Yes, that would have been good, but I reassured him that Mommy was the one to blame.

They were pretty sore on Saturday, so we stayed in and nursed the wounds. I assured Sam that he would not scar, or blister, just be sore for a couple of days. By Sunday night, they were playing in the pool like a couple of crazies, never a complaint, at least until we got home.

I'll have to do better. I really thought they were faring well this year, because Sam hadn't come home from his day camp burned yet. Dad's in charge of this week's trip, so we'll see if he fares better. (They'll probably stop hourly for reapplication. Fun.